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April 25, 2010

Swisstool for Your Everyday Carry

Filed under: Collectible Stuff, Shopping Management — @ 1:56 pm

The Swiss have an extensive history of producing the highest quality products across the globe. The Swiss Army knife is renowned for Swiss quality and craftsmanship. First made in 1897, the Swiss Army knife is still issued to the Swiss Army today. In fact, Victorinox and Wenger, the manufacturers of this favored pocket knife, supply the Swiss Army with 50 thousand knives each year. Its worldwide popularity is due to its extensive assortment of instruments and uses and for its reputation for outlasting other popular brands of pocket knives. They have proved so favoured they are today used on expeditions to harsh climates such as the North Pole, Antarctica and Mt. Everest, and are even supplied as Popular equipment to the crew of space shuttles.

Karl Elsener, a Swiss cutler, is accredited for making the first Swiss Army knife. Horrified that the Swiss Army was being supplied with knives manufactured in Germany, he founded the Switzerland Cutlers’ Association. He later founded the Victorinox company. Another company, Wenger, also won a contract for supplying these knives to the Swiss Army. Both of these manufacturers continue to make these knives for both the Swiss Army and the public today. The first knife was named the ‘Officer’s and Sports Knife’. During World War II, US soldiers had trouble saying its Swiss name, ‘Schweizer Offizer Messer’, so they named it the Swiss Army knife.

Common instruments on the Swiss Army knife include multiple sized blades, pair of scissors, tooth-picks, tweezers,

March 9, 2010

Fantastic, Fun, and Fortunate Figurines

You may be a person that thinks luck is real, or you may feel it is hogwash. It is irrelevant which position you take. Many societies believe that particular animals are always lucky to have in your presence. This article talks about specifically which of these animals can be used, in the form of collectible figurines, to enhance your luck.

Dragons: Despite their sometimes scary appearance, dragons are universally considered extremely lucky by almost all Asian cultures. There are countless tales regarding dragons that serve as great protectors and honorable guardians of vast sums of gold and treasures. Chinese legend holds that Evil Spirits are weak when in the presence of the dragon and their supernatural powers. This is one reason that Dragons are so prominent in China during the New Years jubilations. If you have tabletop fountains in your house, place this near your dragon statue, dragon figurine, or dragon statue to enhance your good luck.

Elephants: Originally celebrated in the ancient civilisation of Bharat, elephants have been reveared as bringing good fortunes for several millennia. In order to reach nirvana, the societies of Bharat prayed to figures of Ganasha. Ganasha had the body of a person but the head of a royal elephant. While all elephants are considered to bring very good fortunes, those with their magnificent trunks directed upward are the most lucky. Most people who are “in the know” will position their elephant figurines in the foyer of their home, with the trunk facing upwards.

Horses: If good luck in your life requires the ability to be swift, fluid, and to be always moving forward, look no further than the horse. Have you ever noticed how easily horses get scared. This sixth sense into the spiritual world is one reason the horse has been such an vital figure in shaping modern civilization. The primary thing one should never do with a horse figurine or sculpture, is to place the horse with its head/snout pointed outward towards the front or back door of the dweling.

In conclusion, remember that many people believe angel figurines, are lucky, some trust that a lucky horseshoe brings fortunate tidings, nevertheless history has indicated that these three animals are consistently the luckiest.

For many moons, individuals everywhere have put their faith and hope in the powers of luck and destiny. When you look at all of the distinct beliefs and superstitions that have prevailed, only those which are the most veritable can persist for hundreds of generations. Three mighty animals, including horses, elephants, and dragons, have inspired good luck, good fortune, and wellness on countless people. Does this apply to you also? You are the only one that truly knows.